YouTube influencer Stacey Tourout was still alive after her car crashed and plunged 650ft off a Canadian mountain, it has been revealed. According to rescuers, the star of Toyota World Runners had sustained "severe" head injuries on impact following the crash which occurred near Trout Lake, in British Columbia.
According to the first responders, the vehicle crashed in the mountains and also claimed the life of her fiancé Matthew Yeomans. When rescuers arrived at the harrowing incident, Stacey appeared to still be alive. The couple had been driving along a "blackcountry trail" which is known to be a "pretty rough" terrain.
Speaking to PEOPLE, Kaslo Search and Rescue Communication Manager Mark Jennings-Bates said the couple "lost control" of their car and "rolled many, many times" downhill and she suffered "severe" head trauma.
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He added: "She didn't realize quite how injured she was."
Stacey was taken from the crash by helicopter and placed in an ambulance that rushed her to a nearby hospital.
But despite the best efforts from medics, she died following the serious nature of her injuries.
Meanwhile, Matthew was propelled from the vehicle at the time of the crash and was found with "no vital signs", according to Mark Jennings-Bates.
As yet, the official cause of death has not been confirmed but it has been alleged that the couple lost control of their car and fell down the mountain to their death.
The rescue communications manager estimated that the engaged couple fell 656ft downhill.
When speaking about the rescue mission, Mark Jennings-Bates continued that it was "challenging" due to an "uphill journey to get to them."
He went on to say: "From what I understand, it's one of the few patches of the road that doesn't have a forest on the side. "
He added: "So anywhere else, they would've been caught by the trees — they would've maybe gotten a bit hurt. But this is the one area where they were gonna go for a big ride if they did go off the side road."
In a devastating social media post, Stacey's mother Colleen Tourout confirmed the couple's death.
She penned that they died together "in the beautiful mountains of British Columbia that they loved so much."
She went on to say: "Please keep us and them in your thoughts and prayers as we navigate this devastating end to an amazing Love Story."
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